shady business

collocation in English

meaningsofshadyandbusiness

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shady
adjective
uk
/ˈʃeɪ.di/us
/ˈʃeɪ.di/
sheltered from direct light from ...
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business
noun
uk
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/us
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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(Definition ofshadyandbusinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshady business

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It may be thought that if there is someshadybusinessgoing on the police will not know because they will not be sufficiently expert.
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That would be one step towards breaking the monopoly stranglehold of the profiteering site owners on the fringe of this lucrative but sometimesshadybusiness.
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It seems like ashadybusinessto me.
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Therefore, it has some bearing on the problem of the small creditors who arc taken in by theshadybusiness.
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It is ashadybusiness.
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The film is a compelling look at a conflicted man and ashadybusiness.
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He has become a respectable citizen with a new girlfriend who does not know anything about theshadybusinesshe has left behind.
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He is a trader who originated from a poor family, and became rich as a result ofshadybusinessdealings.
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He wrote a string of light books aboutshadybusinesstransactions in an international milieu.
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It begins with the eponymous hero marooned in a nursing home where he feels someshadybusinessis going on.
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We know that, in many cases, these same wealthy countries flood the poor countries with toxic waste or allow shady businesses to operate in tourism as well.
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